Federal appeals court again rules in favor of Anthony Thompson Jr.'s family. A trial may be next

District court affirms ruling that officers may not have immunity in death of Anthony Thompson Jr.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The lawsuit filed by the family of Anthony Thompson Jr. is being allowed to move forward after the Federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed their decision that the Knoxville Police officers connected to Thompson's death may not be entitled to qualified immunity. The court ruled in February that one part of the lawsuit could proceed concerning an officer's supposed failure to render aid after Thompson was shot in …

Federal appeals court again rules in favor of Anthony Thompson Jr.'s family. A trial may be next

The case can proceed on a narrow legal angle: Whether officers properly cared for the Austin-East Magnet High School student after they shot him.